Dark clouds descended upon the city, and millions of citizens turned their gaze towards the sky.
The displaced, the butchers in the streets, and even those of royal blood and great wealth, their eyes were uncharacteristically aligned.
"Mama! What is that!"
Following the voice of a little girl, countless people were directly awakened.
"Is it going to rain?"
"Looks like a downpour, everyone hurry home!"
"It's over, won't there be strong winds?"
"Run, there's a heavy rain."
In an instant, countless people ran towards their homes.
Within Jingdong City, chaos erupted among the populace.
At the location of the Emperor of Fujishoku.
A middle-aged man looked up at the sky.
"The winds and clouds change rapidly; a major event is likely to occur!"
"Has the Divine Emperor not recovered yet?"
His voice was hoarse, but his gaze never left the somber sky.
"There has been an improvement. The Onmyoji sacrificed a life to divert the curses onto one of the Lords."
"The Divine Emperor is safe."
A man spoke with a bow, and the middle-aged man nodded.
"Issue an order that from now on, there will be no Divine Emperor, only a Prime Minister."
As the middle-aged man spoke, the man who bowed nodded quickly.
"This is bad, someone has tampered with our Dragon Vein."
Suddenly, an elder dressed as an Onmyoji hurried out.
Fujishoku was in its twilight years, and Onmyoji were rare gems; losing one meant one less.
"Celestial Master, what is a Dragon Vein?"
The middle-aged man asked.
"Secretary-General, the so-called Dragon Vein is the destiny of a nation, and the damage to the Dragon Vein signifies the nation's ruin."
"The clouds in the sky are the illumination of an evil god, the stars are collapsing, and it is likely that evildoers are at work."
The old Onmyoji spoke, and the Secretary-General's face instantly changed.
"Celestial Master, do you have a way to resolve this?"
The Secretary-General asked.
"Anyone who can damage the Dragon Vein possesses extraordinary power. We must first find the Dragon Eye before we can find a method to resolve it."
"Moreover, these clouds are filled with resentment. It seems the people of Shenzhou hold a deep grievance against the Emperor."
"To resolve this, I believe we must first pacify the resentment."
The old Onmyoji, having lived half his life, had hit the nail on the head.
The Secretary-General hesitated.
Though he was the Secretary-General on the surface, he was, in fact, the new Divine Emperor of Fujishoku's older brother.
"How can we appease the resentment?"
"Abolish the system of Divine Emperors, help the displaced, for he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."
"At the same time, the poor must also be able to live."
The Onmyoji said, but the Secretary-General still hesitated.
After all, how could deeply entrenched imperialism be so easily changed?
However, there were only two paths before them: one was to tread the old path of the past society, and the second was annihilation.
"I will consider this. Can you first alter this celestial anomaly?"
The Secretary-General asked, and the Onmyoji before him nodded slightly.
"We can only assist to this extent. To seal these things away will also cost us dearly. To resolve it fundamentally, it is as I said before."
The old man finished speaking and had already departed from his spot.
The Secretary-General, however, remained in thought for a long time.
He finally made a significant decision: to heed the words of the old Celestial Master, adopt the system of Xia Guo, and simultaneously open the granaries to help the people.
Meanwhile, Zhang Tian was naturally unaware of the stir in Fujishoku.
"Dark clouds surge, lightning arcs, this signifies Fatty's boundless fury."
The Fatty spoke nonsensically.
"Brother Kaixuan, you have a way with words. I wonder how many people this heavenly lightning will strike dead."
Wang Banyue also chimed in.
"Boss, when do you think the experts from Fujishoku will make their move?"
Hu Bayi asked.
He was very curious to know if the experts of Fujishoku were as formidable as them.
Zhang Tian pondered.
"They should be moving now. Such celestial anomalies concern a nation's survival, so they naturally cannot sit idly by."
"They must be on their way, but we need to go to the Matsuda family first."
Zhang Tian said, a smile appearing on his lips.
"By the way, Qilin, do you need anything to break through now?"
Zhang Tian looked at Zhang Qilin, showing genuine concern for him.
After all, Zhang Qilin could be considered the central pillar of the team. If he were as talkative as Fatty, Zhang Tian wouldn't get a word in.
"I don't know. I feel it's difficult for my cultivation to advance further."
Zhang Qilin shook his head, feeling a sense of helplessness.
Since breaking through to the Heavenly Extreme realm, it had become as difficult as ascending to heaven for Zhang Qilin to make further progress.
Zhang Tian's eyebrows rose; he seemed to have thought of something.
"Do you guys remember Huang Shuliang's tomb from back then?"
Zhang Tian asked.
Hu Bayi and Fatty both nodded.
Wu Tianzhen and the other looked bewildered, wondering just how many tombs these guys had plundered.
"Boss, you mean?"
Hu Bayi asked, confused.
"Back then, Huang Shuliang placed his coffin on top of the Dragon Vein, constantly absorbing its energy to cultivate. His strength was also immense."
"Thus, it can be inferred that Dragon Veins can be used for cultivation, so I think Qilin might be able to use the Dragon Vein for his breakthrough."
Zhang Tian said.
"But Boss, where are we going to get a Dragon Vein? They're quite hard to find."
Fatty scratched his head and asked.
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi narrowed their eyes at Fatty.
This fellow's brain truly moved slowly.
"Don't we have one right in front of us?"
Hu Bayi slapped Fatty on the shoulder.
"Holy crap, Boss, you're not satisfied with just destroying the tomb, you're going to eat the offerings too?"
Fatty exclaimed, then became excited again.
"Then Fatty will put on a show, I don't have many talents, but dancing is my specialty."
Fatty grinned, and Zhang Tian and the others broke out in a sweat.
This guy really thought of things on the fly.
Wang Banyue, however, was excited. Wasn't this Fatty's lifelong dream?
"Absorb the Dragon Vein..."
Zhang Qilin murmured. He didn't know if this method would work, but his intuition told him it might be of some use.
"We can try it then. Huang Shuliang could do it, and we should be able to as well. Besides, it's not from our Xia Guo anyway, so we can just go for it."
Zhang Tian said magnanimously.
Xia Guo had many Dragon Veins, as it had gone through numerous dynasties and produced many destined emperors, thus generating many Dragon Veins.
Unlike Fujishoku, where producing a few was already quite good.
After deciding on the matter, Zhang Tian and the others didn't say much more, except for Wu Tianzhen who occasionally asked questions with her small mouth.
Soon, the screen went black.
When the screen reappeared, Zhang Tian's car had exited the mountain road and arrived on a wide concrete road.
On both sides of the concrete road, countless high-rise buildings and vehicles moved back and forth.
The scene here was very much like Xia Guo in another decade.
It could be said that Fujishoku's technology, with the assistance of the West, had already surpassed Xia Guo by several decades.
Zhang Tian's car was quickly discovered by some Fujishoku soldiers.
After all, it had no identification or license plate, so it would be strange not to be stopped.
Zhang Tian had anticipated this, and he was intentionally letting himself be stopped.
After all, he was a distinguished Onmyoji, why should he fear being searched?